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RNA Viruses Flashcards

1
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all RNA virus are __ stranded except __

A

single stranded

except Reo/rota group which is double stranded

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all negative single stranded RNA viruses are ___ and ___

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helical and enveloped

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3
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what are the 3 naked RNA viruses

A

Calici, Pico, and Reo RNA viruses

CPR

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4
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all hepatitis viruses are __ except which?

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RNA

except hepatitis B - which is DNA

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5
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all hepatitis viruses are spread by ___ except which?

and how are they spread?

A

oral fecal route

except B and C - spread by sex, blood transfusions, or IV drugs

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6
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what do hepatitis viruses cause

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jaundice 
fever 
anorexia 
vomiting 
tender hepatomegaly
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7
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what virus causes hepatitis C

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Flavivirus

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8
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what is the most common transmission of hepatitis C

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IV drug use and tattoos - 40%

sex and blood transfusion - 20% f

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9
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what is hepatitis C characterized by

A

carrier state
cirrhosis
primary hepatocellular carcinoma**

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10
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what virus causes hepatitis A

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Picornavirus

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11
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how is hepatitis A transmitted

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oral-anal route

oral-fecal route

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12
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what causes hepatitis D

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hepatitis B infection

hepatitis D is defective unless accompanied with hepatitis B infection

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13
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what virus causes hepatitis E

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calicivirus

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14
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how is hepatitis E transmitted

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oral-anal route
oral-fecal route
(traveling)

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15
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human immunodeficiency virus is caused by what

A

retrovirus - lentivirus subfamily

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16
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how is HIV transmitted

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sex and blood transfusion

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17
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how does HIV lead to AIDS

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the retrovirus destroys the CD4 T helper cells

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18
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what are the four stages of HIV/AIDS

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flu like illness - acute

feeling fine - latent

falling CD4 T cell count causes recurrent oppurtunistic infections (such as cryptococcus meningitis, cytomegalovirus retinitis, candidiasis, cryptosporidium diarrhea)

pneumocysitis jiroveci pneumonia - final crisis

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19
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what are other names from measles

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rubeola or 1st disease

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20
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what virus causes measles

A

paramyxovirus

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21
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how is measles spread

A

aerosol droplets

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22
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what does measles cause

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koplik spots - white lesion surrounded by red ring around buccal mucousa

coryza - inflammation of mucous membrane in nose

conjunctivitis

maculopapular erythematous rash

syncytia - giant multinucleated cells

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23
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what virus causes mumps

A

paramyxovirus

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24
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how is mumps transmitted

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direct contact and aerosol droplets

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25
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what does mumps cause

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parotitis - parotid gland enlargement*
pancreatitis
orchitis (inflammation of testicle)

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26
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what are other terms for Rubella

A

german measles
or
3rd disease

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27
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what virus causes rubella

A

togavirus - rubivirus specifically

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28
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how is rubella transmitted

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aerosol droplets

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29
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what does rubella cause

A

sore throat
cervical lymphadenopathy
maculopapular erythematous rash

congenital infection in kids in first 10 weeks

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30
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what virus causes influenza

A

orthomyxovirus

31
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what does influenza cause

A

fever
sorethroat
severe myalgia

32
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what virus causes the common cold in adults and gastroenteritis in infants

A

coronavirus

33
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how is common cold transmitted

A

aerosol droplets

34
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what does the common cold cause

A

fever
sorethroat
runny eyes
runny nose

35
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what virus causes a upper respiratory tract infection

A

rhinovirus of picornavirus family

36
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what does URTI cause

A

runny eyes
nose
sorethroat
fever

37
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what virus causes the infant disease known as croup

A

parainfluenza virus - paramyxovirus

38
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what does croup cause

A

braking cough
stridor - whistling on breathing
hoarseness

39
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what virus causes childhood dysentery (bloody diarrhea)

A

coxsackie virus of the picoRNA family

40
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what virus causes rabies

A

rhabdovirus

41
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what is present in brain tissue in a rabies patient

A

negri bodies

42
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what shape is the rhabdo virus that causes rabies

A

bullet shaped

43
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how is rabies transmitted

A

raccoons, bats, and skunk bites are more common in US than dog bites

44
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what does rabies cause

A 
hydrophobia 
dysphagia 
agitation 
paralysis 
coma
45
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what virus causes poliomyelitis

A

picornavirus

46
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what does poliomyelitis cause

A

flaccid muscle paralysis (LMN sign)

due to destruction of ventral or anterior horn cell damage

47
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what does “ARBO” mean in the term ARBO viruses

A

arthropod borne

48
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what are ARBO viruses caused by?
arthropods obviously, but what virus specifically?
exceptions?

A

flavivirus (w and ve encephalitis toga ??)

except california encephalitis which is bunya virus

49
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what are 4 ARBO viruses

A 
DEWY 
dengue fever 
encephalitis 
west nile fever 
yellow fever
50
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how is encephalitis causing viruses spread? what vector?

51
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what are the 3 different kinds of encephalitis?

what are the viruses that cause them?

A

western encephalitis - flavivirus /togavirus ??
venezuelan equine encephalitis - flavivirus /toga ??
california encephalitis - bunya virus

52
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what virus causes yellow fever?

and what is its vector

A

flavivirus

aedes aegypti mosquito

(note: same vector and virus as dengue fever but different symptoms - no jaundice)

53
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what are the symptoms of yellow fever

A

fever and juandice

54
Q

what virus causes west nile fever?

and what is its vector?

A

flavivirus

cullex pipiens mosquito

55
Q

what virus causes dengue fever?

and what is its vector?

A

flavivirus

aedes aegypti mosquito

(note: same vector and virus as yellow fever but different symptoms - jaundice)

56
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what are the 4 categories of RNA viruses

A

positive sense
negative sense
ambisense
double stranded

57
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which RNA virus is acid labile

A

rhinovirus

58
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what virus is the leading cause of the common cold

A

rhinovirus

coronavirus

59
Q

SARS stands for what

associated with what virus

A

severe acute respiratory syndrome

coronavirus

60
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norwalk virus is what kind of virus

A

calicivirus

61
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how does someone get infected by norwalk virus

A

contaminated food

fecal oral route

62
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what does norwalk virus cause

A

gastroenteritis

63
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what is another term for breakbone fever

A

dengue fever

64
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which virus has club shaped surface projections that give its appearance

A

coronavirus

65
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how is yellow and dengue fever transmitted to humans

A

monkeys to mosquitos to humans

66
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what fever/virus causes eosinophilic hyaline masses called councilman bodies in the infected liver cells

A

yellow fever - ARBOvirus

67
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what is the leading cause of arboviral encephalitis in the US

A

west nile virus

68
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echoviruses are what type of viruses

A

picornavirus

69
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echoviruses cause what

A

meningitis, skin rash, heart disease

70
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what viruses contain hemagglutinin neuraminidase

A

paramyxoviruses

71
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what type of virus is ebola virus

72
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what does ebola cause

A

african hemorrhagic fever then death

73
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what is caused by a negative reaction to aspirin when taken for a viral infection such as influenza

A

reyes syndrome

causes fatty liver and encephalopathy

74
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influenza contains what specifically that makes it necessary to vaccine yearly

A

antigenic shift or drift

drift - small mutation
shift - big mutation

causes flu so thats why we take vaccine yearly

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